24year Old Man Lands In Court For Allegedly Stealing ''BRT'' Tyre

                   34-year-old man, Kazeem Shina, and one Dare Ajayi, was arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s court for allegedly stealing a tyre belonging to the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transport.

Shina, who worked with the BRT as a vulcanizer, was said to have colluded with Ajayi to sell the tyre, when they were caught.

The tyre was said to be worth N80,000.

It was learnt that Shina had pleaded with a BRT driver who had driven into the Ojota office of the company to refuel his tank, to assist him in conveying the tyre to a place where another vehicle had broken down.

The BRT driver was said to have been accompanied by a boy.

However, when they got to the place, no vehicle was seen by the driver, arousing suspicion.

The driver was said to have left the boy with the tyre and left.

Upon his return to the place he dropped off the boy, he was said to have discovered the tyre was no longer there.

He later traced the boy and found him taking the tyre to an unknown destination.

It was learnt that when the boy saw the driver, he abandoned the tyre and took to his heels.

After investigation, the police arrested Shina and Dare and arraigned them on two counts of stealing.

The charges read, “That you, Kazeem Shina, Dare Ajayi and others at large on August 10, 2014, at about 12pm, at Iponri Lagos in the Lagos Magsiterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to with; stealing.

“That you did steal one big tyre with ream valued the sum of N80,000 only, property of BRT company, Lagos.”

The police prosecutor, Corporal Cyriacus Osuji, said the offence was punishable under sections 409 and 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.

The Magistrate, E.O. Ogunkanmi, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties each in like sum.

“The sureties must be gainfully employed and resident in Lagos State. They must also depose to an affidavit of means and show evidence of tax payment. One of the sureties should be a blood relation of the defendants,” he added.

The matter was adjourned till October 13, 2014.